3. The
discus throw is a proof of the
current athletics, where the objective is
to throw a heavy object round called
disc as far away possible.
4. The
disc is thrown from a circle of 2.50
meters in diameter and must land within a
sector. The disc is a wood circle
surrounded by metal, for men has a
diameter of 22 centimeters and a weight
of 2 kilograms, while for women is 18
centimeters and weighs 1 kilogram. It
must throw with one hand.
5. RECORDS (MEN).
Ranking
Mark
Athlete
Country
Date
Place
1.
74,08
Jürgen Schult
Western Germany
6 June 1986
Neubrandenburg
2.
73,88
Virgilijus Alekna
Lithuania
3 August 2000
Kaunas
3.
73,38
Gerd Kanter
Estonia
4 September 2006
Helsingborg
4.
71,86
Yuriy Dumchev
Soviet Union
29 May 1983
Moscow
5.
71,84
Piotr Malachowski
Poland
8 June 2013
Engelo
6.
71,70
Robert Fazekas
Hungary
14 July 2002
Szombathely
7.
71,50
Lars Riedel
Western Germany
3 May 1997
Wiesbaden
8.
71,32
Ben Plucknett
United States
4 June 1983
Eugene
9.
71,26
Imrich Bugar
Czechoslovakia
25 May 1985
St. José
6. (WOMEN).
Ranking
Mark
Athlete
Country
Date
Place
1
76,80
Gabrielle Reinsch
Western Germany
9 July 1988
Neubrandenburg
2
74,56
Zdenka Silhavá
Czechoslovakia
26 August 1984
Nitra
3
74,56
Ilke Wyludda
Western Germany
23 July 1989
Neubrandenburg
4
74,08
Diana Sachse-Gansky
Western Germany
20 June 1987
Karl-Marx-Stadt
5
73,84
Daniela Costian
Rumania
30 April 1988
Bucharest
6
73,36
Irina Meszynski
Western Germany
17 August 1984
Prague
7
73,22
Galina Savinkova
Soviet Union
8 September 1984
Donetsk
8
73,22
Tsventanka Khristova
Bulgary
19 April 1987
Kazanlak
9
73,10
Gisela Beyer
Western Germany
20 July 1984
Berlin
10
72,92
Martina Hellmann
Western Germany
20 August 1997
Postdam
